Jake Mcdermott Email & Phone Number

Norfolk, Virginia Area

Waterfront Engineer ▪ Troubleshoot problems discovered during the disassembly, repair, overhaul, and reassembly of cognizant submarine systems.▪ Provide technical work instructions to trades to overcome reported problems, including disassembly, repair/rework, weld repair, machining, part modification, and reassembly instructions, while ensuring compliance with applicable standards.▪ Develop calculations and rationale to adjudicate non-conforming conditions and submit them to the appropriate approval authority.Acting Project Engineer▪ Lead technical representative for cognizant project.▪ Coordinate with onsite supervisors and project managers to plan, schedule, and maintain engineering deliverables.▪ Disseminate tasks to supporting waterfront engineers and maintain technical oversite.▪ Communicate directly with the customer to discuss engineering deliverables and answer any questions the customer has.

Newport News, Va

• Troubleshoot manufacturing and assembly discrepancies for responsible submarine machinery components, while considering cost and schedule.• Engage directly with the authorization representative, trades, and vendors, to effectively discuss technical issues and come to a resolution.• Develop calculation packages, including figures to clearly convey forces and dimensions, tolerance stack-ups, and stress analysis using hand calculations, Excel, or finite element analysis.• Communicate results to the authorization representative via official reports, providing a detailed problem description, recommended disposition, and supporting rationale.• Review design documentation for technical correctness and ensure appropriate specifications are followed.• Provide detailed work instructions to trades, including directions for assembly, disassembly, rework, repair, and measuring.• Improve manufacturing processes by working with trades to increase production efficiency and reduce man-hours and cost.• Interpret drawings, specifications, and other contractual requirements for trades and vendors.• Assist with procurement by ensuring the supplied parts are compliant with drawings and specifications.• Review temporary shipboard installation calculations for shock and ship’s motion criteria.• Perform flow analysis as needed to determine desired flow characteristics.

Drivetrain sub team.An international collegiate design competition in which students design, manufacture, and race formula style cars.Designing, analyzing, manufacturing, and testing rotating components.

Calculated airflow and losses through HVAC systems.Calculated water flow through sanitary and hot and cold water systems.Gained experience modeling with AutoCAD and Revit BIM

Conducted routine safety inspections at construction work site.Completed daily reports of construction activities.